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Stop alle subsidies aan fossiele brandstoffen
Avatar: %{name} Dieter Daniëls 19/04/2021 14:27
Stop alle subsidies, direct en indirect, in fossiele brandstoffen. Met de miljaren die daardoor...
Make European railway network more accessible and advisable as a replacement for intra-EU connections
Avatar: %{name} PIOTR KOWALIK 19/04/2021 14:55
- Provide for a pan-EU ticket service where one could buy a ticket for a journey with different...
Euro Trainscanner
Euro Trainscanner
Avatar: %{name} Felicia S 19/04/2021 14:40
2021 e Anul European al Căilor Ferate şi totuşi... Trenurile noastre nu au încă libertate de...
Ban of live-bait fishing within the EU
Ban of live-bait fishing within the EU
Avatar: %{name} Amandine 02/02/2022 15:51
We ask for the ban of live-bait fishing within the EU as well as the breeding, transport and...
Introduce an EU-wide Price on Carbon
Introduce an EU-wide Price on Carbon
Avatar: %{name} Giovanni Toffoletto 19/04/2021 21:01
The European Union is the third largest emitter of greenhouse gasses in the world. Reaching and...
Set up a program for returnable food packaging made from recyclable materials
Avatar: %{name} Francois WEYKMANS 19/04/2021 14:25
The European Union could set up a program for returnable food packaging made from recyclable...
Systematic integration of Climate Crisis policies in Foreign and Development policies.
Systematic integration of Climate Crisis policies in Foreign and Development policies.
Avatar: %{name} Robin Fontaine 12/08/2021 14:30
Climate change and environmental disasters impact the world in a wide array of ways. Governments...
Podpora jaderné energetiky tam, kde není možné využívat obnovitelné zdroje energie
Podpora jaderné energetiky tam, kde není možné využívat obnovitelné zdroje energie
Avatar: %{name} Jan Štěch 19/04/2021 13:59
Zdravím, Považuji za velice důležité, aby se na jadernou energetiku přestalo nahlížet jako na...
Klimaatscore voor producten
Avatar: %{name} Joren De Bont 19/04/2021 14:13
Het maken van een score die weergeeft hoe veel impact een product heeft op het klimaat. Deze...
Un réseau de train pour l'Europe
Un réseau de train pour l'Europe
Avatar: %{name} Ryan Malleret 20/04/2021 15:09
Aujourd'hui, le développement du train en Europe est limitée et les trains transfrontaliers,...
A ban on octopus farming
A ban on octopus farming
Avatar: %{name} ALI Europe 03/02/2022 12:39
Octopuses are very intelligent. Their captivity in places too small to explore, without prey to...
Implementation of legislation on aquatic animal welfare
Implementation of legislation on aquatic animal welfare
Avatar: %{name} ALI Europe 03/02/2022 12:41
Every year, approximately two to three trillion aquatic animals are killed in the wild and 100...
Reducing the suffering of wild-caught animals in capture fisheries
Reducing the suffering of wild-caught animals in capture fisheries
Avatar: %{name} ALI Europe 03/02/2022 12:25
Current fishing practices are primarily centred around maximizing the efficiency of commercial...
Take into account carbon emissions coming from imported products
Avatar: %{name} Clément LE GOULVEN 19/04/2021 19:38
Europe has signed the green deal and targeted a reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions of...
Ban insects farming for feeding aquatic animals
Ban insects farming for feeding aquatic animals
Avatar: %{name} ALI Europe 03/02/2022 12:36
Considering the availability of plant-based alternatives, insect agriculture for fish feed does...
Förderung von Klimasanierung von Gebäuden
Förderung von Klimasanierung von Gebäuden
Avatar: %{name} Thomas Ehmer 19/04/2021 16:34
Ein großes Potienzial in der Klimapolitik steckt im Bausektor dort kann durch Moderniserung und...
Providing EU states with "pfand"
Providing EU states with "pfand"
Avatar: %{name} Silvia Dalla Ragione 19/04/2021 21:45
Forgive me I don't know the names of those bins inside supermarkets and shops that take bottles...
Beschränkung der Tierbestände und einrichten von Naturflächen
Beschränkung der Tierbestände und einrichten von Naturflächen
Avatar: %{name} Thomas Ehmer 19/04/2021 18:33
Bisher setzt die EU in der Agrarförderung besonders auf Quantität statt auf Qualität. -...
Encourager le développement de fermes à taille humaine respectueuses de l'environnement
Encourager le développement de fermes à taille humaine respectueuses de l'environnement
Avatar: %{name} Philippe Schilling 19/04/2021 16:40
Développer un maillage de petites fermes pour augmenter la résilience alimentaire (la nourriture...
Saving our Planet: Climate crisis mitigation
Saving our Planet: Climate crisis mitigation
Avatar: %{name} Moritz Schleicher 03/06/2021 21:41
The world is struggling to meet the Paris Agreement commitment of limiting global warming to 1.5...
Herzien van subsidies (dier -> plantbased)
Avatar: %{name} Margot Demeulemeester 19/04/2021 13:40
Beste, Graag spoedig de subsidiestroom nazien om particulieren en ondernemers te stimuleren meer...
Limit the amount of plastic types used for packaging
Limit the amount of plastic types used for packaging
Avatar: %{name} Ralph Moolenaar 20/04/2021 14:04
Plastics are very versatile. As they are already extracted from crude oil we better make use of...
Gewährleistung verlängern, reparierbarkeit verpflichten, Herstellersupport vorschreiben
Avatar: %{name} Bernd Erbert 21/04/2021 19:27
Viele Gegenstände aus dem Alltag, insbesondere Elektronische und Elektrische, halten gerade so...
Aufgabe von Straßburg als 2. Standort des EU-Psrlaments
Avatar: %{name} Jean Kälin 19/04/2021 18:45
Die EU rühmt sich immer ihrer Vorbildfunktion im Bereich Klimawandel und Umweltschutz....
LYMEC's vision on political priorities - Fight against Climate Change and Environmental Challenges
Avatar: %{name} LYMEC Future of Europe 25/05/2021 10:23
Fight against Climate Change and Environmental Challenges: • The EU’s leaders must come up with...
Saving the Amazon Rainforest and the World Rainforest
Saving the Amazon Rainforest and the World Rainforest
Avatar: %{name} Filip Filipov 20/04/2021 18:06
Europe must save the lungs of the planet. An active European policy and organization of universal...
Stop all short-distance flights (reachable by train in 5 hours or less)
Avatar: %{name} Melanie Granger 13/05/2021 11:55
The aviation industry is one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases and the development of...
Umweltauswirkungen der tierischen Landwirtschaft verhindern.
Umweltauswirkungen der tierischen Landwirtschaft verhindern.
Avatar: %{name} Jakob Wendelin 10/05/2021 11:42
Wir wissen, dass die Tierische Landwirtschaft, noch vor dem Verkehr und der Energieerzeugung,...
Promote Plant-Based Diet
Promote Plant-Based Diet
Avatar: %{name} Chris Adriaensen 20/04/2021 16:11
Reduce food-related emissions by promoting / incentifying a more plant-based diet and push back...
Encourage people into eating less meat
Avatar: %{name} T Schutter 19/04/2021 13:58
I think it would be great that every inhabitant gets a meat card. Ypu take the card to the store,...
Solar panels on every suitable house in Europe
Avatar: %{name} Melanie Granger 13/05/2021 14:10
While a massive expansion of renewable energies is necessary, most European roofs are currently...
Carbon-footprint labelling on packaging E.U goods.
Carbon-footprint labelling on packaging E.U goods.
Avatar: %{name} Adam Kennedy-Ripon 22/04/2021 21:48
Carbon-footprint labelling on packaging E.U goods. I propose the E.U introduce Carbon-footprint...
Moore wieder vernässen, um natürliche CO2-Speicher zu gewinnen
Moore wieder vernässen, um natürliche CO2-Speicher zu gewinnen
Avatar: %{name} Frank Abschlag 22/06/2021 16:49
Moore sind natürliche CO2-Speicher. Die Landwirtschaftspolitik ist so zu ändern, dass das wieder...
Devices with batteries should be designed so batteries can be replaced
Avatar: %{name} Robert Holbach 21/04/2021 13:39
More and more devices such as mobile phones, laptops and tablet computers are designed with...
Drastische Vermeidung von Kunststoff Verpackungsmüll
Avatar: %{name} Franz-Josef Bruns 20/04/2021 20:17
Oftmals ist Warenverpackung umfangreicher, als die gekaufte Ware. Artikel sind häufig mehrfach...
Linking agricultural subsidies and environmental protection
Avatar: %{name} Henning Nießen 07/05/2021 14:36
All subsidies in agriculture must be linked to environmental measures. The currently practised...
Youth Climate Councils - Meaningfully include young people in decision-making processes considering climate change
Youth Climate Councils - Meaningfully include young people in decision-making processes considering climate change
Avatar: %{name} Jiří Dlouhý 13/06/2021 14:46
-Submitted on behalf of the Environmental Group of Czech CSOs- Establish youth advisory bodies...
A European carbon pricing to fight climate change
Avatar: %{name} EUMANS Movement 29/04/2021 09:54
As supporters of the European Citizens Initiative StopGlobalWarming.eu we ask the European...
CO2 footprint label
Avatar: %{name} Denis Ott 19/04/2021 19:53
Nutrition labels help people make informed decisions about their diet, to spread awareness about...
Généraliser la consigne à toute l'UE - Verres comme plastiques
Généraliser la consigne à toute l'UE - Verres comme plastiques
Avatar: %{name} Alexandre Cervoni 21/04/2021 14:22
La consigne des bouteilles, en particulier en verre, permet de promouvoir un mode de consommation...
Mehr Wildnis wagen – 15% Wildnis bis 2030
Mehr Wildnis wagen – 15% Wildnis bis 2030
Avatar: %{name} Max Heeke 02/05/2021 15:07
Wir brauchen in Europa wieder mehr Wildnis! Zwar gelingt es einigen europäischen Staaten bereits,...
More Train rides available cross EU
More Train rides available cross EU
Avatar: %{name} Bianca BONTIC 03/05/2021 13:27
As EU we need to develop our railways more, connecting all EU states. Using materials as...
A land use tax for a transition to agroecology
A land use tax for a transition to agroecology
Avatar: %{name} Marco Pierini 19/04/2021 19:10
Trees are excellent technological vectors for storing co2, at the same time they perform...
Abfall-Export generell strafbar machen!
Abfall-Export generell strafbar machen!
Avatar: %{name} Harry Boeck 21/04/2021 12:37
Müll-Handel ist Kapitalismus-typisch in privaten Händen. Nicht nur bei den Exporteuren in der EU,...
Bäume schützen durch weniger Verbrauch von Papier für Bedienungsanleitungen — ohne Informationsverlust: ein Lösungsvorschlag
Avatar: %{name} Andreas Kueck 03/07/2021 10:17
Papierene Bedienungsanleitungen sollten nur noch in maximal vier EU-Amtssprachen plus einer...
Lichtverschmutzung des Nachthimmels
Lichtverschmutzung des Nachthimmels
Avatar: %{name} Manuel Auer 02/05/2021 01:00
WAS IST LICHTVERSCHMUTZUNG? Lichtverschmutzung bezeichnet die dauernde Abwesenheit völliger...
EU wide carbon tax
Avatar: %{name} Sebastian Behrle 20/04/2021 07:41
A uniform and considerable CO2 tax in EU is the most effective tool in changing producer and...
Proposta di legge per combattere l'inquinamento dell'aria
Proposta di legge per combattere l'inquinamento dell'aria
Avatar: %{name} carlo battistella 27/09/2021 21:23
L’Italia è prima in Europa per morti premature da esposizione alle polveri sottili, ozono,...
For environmental protection, economy & health: Free the potential of industrial hemp & CBD
For environmental protection, economy & health: Free the potential of industrial hemp & CBD
Avatar: %{name} Micha GREIF 28/05/2021 08:24
After years of control & limitations hemp as a renewable raw material should be given a...
CO2 Carbon Equivalent Indicator for every product in the market
CO2 Carbon Equivalent Indicator for every product in the market
Avatar: %{name} Andrea Paindelli 26/04/2021 19:29
My suggestion is that EU should develop an indicator (such as the NUTRI-SCORE) to quantify the...
Special Environmental Inspection Authority at the EU level
Special Environmental Inspection Authority at the EU level
Avatar: %{name} Jiří Dlouhý 13/06/2021 15:47
-Submitted on behalf of the Environmental Group of Czech CSOs- Environmental law of EU Member...
Bees and pollinating insects preservation
Bees and pollinating insects preservation
Avatar: %{name} Robin GUYON 02/06/2021 11:00
Bees and pollinating insects are essential for the sexual reproduction of plants and are an...
Ban the shark fin trade in Europe
Ban the shark fin trade in Europe
Avatar: %{name} Clara Cavalcanti 30/04/2021 18:53
Every year, between 63 and 273 million sharks die as a result of human activity. The exact...
Make nuclear power the focus of the green transformation
Make nuclear power the focus of the green transformation
Avatar: %{name} DEJAN FRANKOVIĆ 21/04/2021 18:31
The only way we can power the future of EU sustainably is to displace fossil fuels (including...
EU-Agrarförderung auch für Landwirtschaft unter Photovoltaik-Modulen
Avatar: %{name} Melanie Granger 13/05/2021 12:56
Um die Europäischen Klimaziele zu erreichen, ist ein massiver Ausbau der Erneuerbaren Energien...
Beschleunigter Ausbau der erneuerbaren Energien
Beschleunigter Ausbau der erneuerbaren Energien
Avatar: %{name} Karin Irina Wust 22/08/2021 21:19
Um die Klimaziele zu erreichen, ist es notwendig, die Versorgung von Strom und Wärme aus...
Reduktion des Energiebedarfs - low hanging energy-fruits
Reduktion des Energiebedarfs - low hanging energy-fruits
Avatar: %{name} Karin Irina Wust 22/08/2021 21:40
Je mehr Energie wir einsparen, desto leichter ist es, den verbleibenden Energiebedarf rechtzeitig...
Improve protection of nature, environment, biodiversity and people when developping industrial wind power plantsin Europe
Improve protection of nature, environment, biodiversity and people when developping industrial wind power plantsin Europe
Avatar: %{name} F R 20/04/2021 14:17
Industrial wind power relies on huge machines which can have important impacts on the...
Diminution des emballages plastiques
Avatar: %{name} emilie regimbeau 19/04/2021 21:28
Le recyclage ne permet pas de répondre à la problématique de déchets dans nos océans. Nous devons...
Reduzierung des Kohlendioxidausstoßes
Avatar: %{name} Elke Britze 21/05/2021 13:26
Ich wohne mit meiner Familie nahe der E 30 - einer Hauptverkehrsader für Güter aller Art von Ost...
Stop subsidies in fossil fuels and expand the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS)
Avatar: %{name} Leander Kahle 01/06/2021 11:35
Currently the ETS only applies to certain carbon-emitting industries covering 40% of the EU's...
Reducir las subvenciones a la ganadería y la pesca.
Reducir las subvenciones a la ganadería y la pesca.
Avatar: %{name} Luis Bañon Sanchez 19/04/2021 22:15
La producción de alimentos de origen animal produce una gran cantidad de emisiones de gases de...
Use available solutions to make flying more sustainable right now
Use available solutions to make flying more sustainable right now
Avatar: %{name} Robert Holbach 20/04/2021 10:42
The EU should accelerate the journey towards sustainable aviation by rapidly increasing the...
Moore und Wasserschutzgebiete
Avatar: %{name} Margrit Clemenz 20/08/2021 13:12
Straßenbau durch Moorgebiete (z.b.A 20) und Wasserschutzgebiete (z.b. A49) soll generell...
OMASIL: un organizzazione Mondiale per l’Ambiente, la Sanità, l’Immigrazione e il Lavoro
Avatar: %{name} Paride 13/02/2022 21:52
Esiste una necessità urgente di fermare la febbre del Pianeta dovuta al cambiamento climatico. E’...
Renaturation massive
Avatar: %{name} cg lf 19/04/2021 22:23
Créer un corridor de zones humides, boisées, prairies tout les X kilomètres pour recréer des...
The REAL Renewable Energy Revolution
Avatar: %{name} Žan Bezjak 19/04/2021 20:08
Everyone is talking about renewable energies, e-cars, hydrogen, alternative fuels...but somehow...
Un Portrait Ecologique pour chaque territoire
Un Portrait Ecologique pour chaque territoire
Avatar: %{name} Michel Debord 16/05/2021 11:46
Pour que les citoyens et les acteurs clefs locaux soient motivés, participent au Green Deal et à...
Energia odnawialna
Avatar: %{name} Janusz Czarnocki 20/04/2021 18:10
1) Każdy nowy budynek w EU, który ma powstać po roku 2023 będzie musiał mieć odnawialne źródło...
Progetto biodiversità: Riserva genetica di antiche varietà di mele e pere della Lessinia
Avatar: %{name} legambiente valpolicella 20/10/2021 20:07
Il progetto consiste nella creazione di un piccola Riserva Genetica a San Pietro In Cariano, per...
Independent scientific research on the new chemicals, food, medicine and other products in the EU and an immediate ban for the Roundup product!
Independent scientific research on the new chemicals, food, medicine and other products in the EU and an immediate ban for the Roundup product!
Avatar: %{name} Mikolaj Buszman 08/06/2021 22:27
Why? As currently it is being done by scientists paid and pressured by giant food and chemical...
European fast rail network and public transport integration
Avatar: %{name} Klemen Košič 06/05/2021 22:48
Railway transport is one of the cleanest modes of transport, espacially compared to air and road...
Organise the procurement of a fleet of new night trains
Organise the procurement of a fleet of new night trains
Avatar: %{name} Jonathan Worth 15/09/2021 11:15
We need to decarbonise travel in Europe - and that means more long distance travel by train...
Wirkungsvolle Methode zur Einführung einer CO2-Steuer
Avatar: %{name} Wolfgang Huber 18/05/2021 20:48
Den Ausstoß von COշ und Methan ausnahmslos für alle Emittenten mit einem COշ-Steuersatz von €...
Extension of bike roads
Avatar: %{name} Christopher Schneider 10/05/2021 15:09
Encourage the member states to even further extend the existing bike road network, especially in...
Förderungen für die Landwirtschaft - nicht nach m²
Avatar: %{name} Susanne Berthold 19/05/2021 11:24
Förderungen für die Landwirtschaft die nach Quantität verteilt werden gehen in die falsche...
La biodiversità nei vigneti: cambiare le norme per favorirla e incentivarla
La biodiversità nei vigneti: cambiare le norme per favorirla e incentivarla
Avatar: %{name} Comunità e Territorio di Negrar Valpolicella 27/10/2021 15:25
I vigneti di molte zone europee e in particolare di molte zone viticole italiane sono...
Klimadividende (Marktwirtschaft+sozial gerecht+effektiver Klimaschutz)
Klimadividende (Marktwirtschaft+sozial gerecht+effektiver Klimaschutz)
Avatar: %{name} Robin Tews 10/05/2021 23:27
Bei einer Klimadividende werden keine bis sehr wenig Steuern eingenommen (je nachdem, wie man es...
Évaluer les coûts et les bénéfices de la 5G avant de la déployer en Europe
Avatar: %{name} isabelle CHOPIN 24/10/2021 16:06
Évaluer les coûts et les bénéfices de la 5G avant de la déployer en Europe La 5G a des bénéfices...
Udfas støtte til det petrokemiske landbrug - Øg støtten til det økologiske landbrug
Avatar: %{name} Peter Christensen 19/04/2021 14:47
Omlæg EUs landbrugsstøtte fra det konventionell petrokemiske landbrug over mod det Økologiske...
Cities should get the right to implement a congestion toll
Cities should get the right to implement a congestion toll
Avatar: %{name} Michael Kusterer 28/08/2021 12:00
Cities in the EU should have the possibility to change the way of mobility, reduce car traffic...
Wärmeversorgung mit Nah- und Fernwärme auf erneuerbare Energie umstellen
Avatar: %{name} Karin Irina Wust 22/08/2021 22:14
In größeren Kommunen ist eine kommunale (Quartiers-)Wärmeleitplanung notwendig, d.h., es wird...
Forbyd indenrigs flytrafik
Avatar: %{name} Peter Christensen 19/04/2021 14:43
Forbyd al indenrigs flytrafik, sats på elektriske højhastighedstog istedet. Om nødvendigt støttes...
Solar Panels in the Sahara Desert about Environmentally Friendly Energy for the World
Solar Panels in the Sahara Desert about Environmentally Friendly Energy for the World
Avatar: %{name} Filip Filipov 20/04/2021 17:11
If 2-3% of the Sahara area is engaged with solar panels for electricity production, this...
A wildlife corridor along the former iron curtain
A wildlife corridor along the former iron curtain
Avatar: %{name} Lukas J. Schreiber 24/05/2021 18:40
Wouldn't it be great to have a connected stretch of nature from the Barent Sea all the way to the...
Lebendtiertransporte beenden und Tierwohl als Maxime
Lebendtiertransporte beenden und Tierwohl als Maxime
Avatar: %{name} Susanne Berthold 19/05/2021 11:04
Ökologische Tierhaltung ist besser für die Umwelt und den Menschen, fördert Diversität und den...
Die Dekarbonisierung des Verkehrs unterstützen
Avatar: %{name} Wirtschaftskammer Österreich 22/06/2021 11:43
Unterstützungsmaßnahmen zur Dekarbonisierung des Verkehrs sind dringend erforderlich: Notwendig...
Investing heavily in sustainable aviation fuels Investir massivement dans les carburants alternatifs durables pour l’aviation
Investing heavily in sustainable aviation fuels Investir massivement dans les carburants alternatifs durables pour l’aviation
Avatar: %{name} Théo Vannier 19/04/2021 23:26
Make Europe the world leader in the production and use of sustainable aviation fuels. The...
Energiepartnerschaften mit Wirtschaftsräumen eingehen
Avatar: %{name} Wirtschaftskammer Österreich 22/06/2021 11:35
Die Europäische Union muss sich selbst stärker als Akteur begreifen, der die Voraussetzungen...
Prendre en compte les émissions produites dans des pays tiers
Avatar: %{name} Fernando Ferreira 25/10/2021 14:40
L’UE s’est fixé des objectifs ambitieux en matière de réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de...
Produrre acciaio a zero emissioni di CO2
Avatar: %{name} Marco Ferrari 24/08/2021 20:16
Il processo di produzione dell'acciaio messo a punto dall'azienda americana Boston Metal...
Einspeiserecht für Niedertemperatur-Wärmequellen in Wärmenetze
Einspeiserecht für Niedertemperatur-Wärmequellen in Wärmenetze
Avatar: %{name} Karin Irina Wust 22/08/2021 22:23
Fernwärme-Netze müssen müssen gezielt für Niedertemperatur-Quellen ertüchtigt werden und...
Food and goods-packaging recycle rate 100% - what it takes to avoid plastic all over nature
Food and goods-packaging recycle rate 100% - what it takes to avoid plastic all over nature
Avatar: %{name} Roland Preisach 21/04/2021 13:11
Given that we are leading in producing plastic waste, that China and other countries shut...
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